Important Note: For transboundary species, answer the
questions in relation to the country of assessment and NOT for the
species entire range.
Answers to the questions in this section may be used in several ways.
They may be used to disaggregate the indicators (e.g. report indicator
values separately by habitat type, lifespan, threat status, or taxonomic
group). They may also help refine metrics, such as the Ne:Nc ratio.
Lastly, they provide the country with understanding of bias in the type
of species being assessed (e.g., threatened status, life history
classifications) which could be important to countries in their national
reporting and future efforts. As such, the majority of these questions
are mandatory to fill in. However, if the information cannot be found
during completion of the assessment (e.g., the information is not
provided in the reports/ literature/ databases consulted), it is
perfectly acceptable to mark the questions as Unknown . Do not spend an
unreasonable amount of time searching for this information for each
species.